Press Release

Leading global HR services company selects AWS to accelerate its
digital transformation and optimize its global IT infrastructure

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 27, 2017--
Today, Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:
AMZN), announced that Randstad, a leading international staffing and
recruitment company, will migrate its global data centers to AWS. With
this move, Randstad aims to increase efficiencies and align IT
infrastructure with its digital vision to provide high-quality service
to its customers around the world. AWS’s proven security and operational
expertise helps Randstad protect sensitive data and meet its compliance
needs. Randstad also has access to the most robust and full-featured set
of cloud capabilities with AWS, allowing Randstad to innovate from idea
to launch in record time.

Randstad is consolidating its IT infrastructure across 30 IT
departments, providing service to 40 operating companies globally. This
consolidation involves the migration of Randstad’s applications and IT
services to AWS. Currently, Randstad has a number of operating companies
running successfully on AWS, and the next step in Randstad’s journey is
to move all of Randstad’s operating companies to AWS so that the entire
organization can take advantage of the cloud. In addition to driving
digital innovation, Randstad’s move to AWS has helped the company become
more agile and competitive while reducing capital expenditures.

“At the beginning of our digital transformation, we adopted a
‘cloud-first’ policy for all of our new IT projects, which helped us to
decrease our cost of innovation. Due to this success, we chose to
migrate our entire global IT infrastructure to AWS,” said Bernardo
Payet, General Manager at Randstad Global IT Solutions. “By migrating
our data centers to AWS, we can further reduce our global IT operational
costs and increase our pace of innovation.”

“We are thrilled to be fueling Randstad’s digital transformation,” said
Mike Clayville, Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Sales at AWS.
“Randstad has already seen an uptick in companywide innovation and been
able to implement deeper, more streamlined security practices with AWS.
We look forward to continuing to support Randstad on their journey to
AWS over the next year.”

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About Randstad

The Randstad Group is a global leader in the HR services industry and
specialized in solutions in the field of flexible work and human
resources services. Our services range from regular temporary Staffing
and permanent placements to Inhouse Services, Professionals, and HR
Solutions (including Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Managed Services
Programs, and outplacement). By combining our human touch with
technology-driven solutions and tools, we aim to offer both clients and
candidates the best tools and solutions for increased efficiency and
engagement, connecting more people to more jobs. Randstad has top-three
positions in Argentina, Belgium & Luxembourg, Canada, Chile, France,
Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the United States, and
major positions in Australia and Japan. At year-end 2016, Randstad had
36,524 corporate employees and 4,752 branches and Inhouse locations in
39 countries around the world. In 2016, Randstad generated revenue of €
20.7 billion. Randstad was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in
Diemen, the Netherlands. Randstad Holding nv is listed on the NYSE
Euronext Amsterdam, where options for stocks in Randstad are also
traded. For more information, see www.randstad.com.

About Randstad Global IT Solutions (GIS)

Global IT Solutions (GIS) was created in 2015 in order to centralize and
outsource Randstad Datacenters and Network & Telecommunications
activities worldwide. The aim of this centralization project is to
ensure Randstad has industry leading technical and security standards in
place to streamline IT infrastructure activities and reduce costs. GIS
acts as the IT supplier of Datacenter, Network & Telecommunication
activities to all Randstad operating companies globally.